nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted March 25, 2021 Share How gorgeous are these hubs from French machinists Aivee? FaizelSalie_01, MrJacques, EddieV and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted August 16, 2022 Share I've been asked to build some stunner wheel sets lately, so I thought I'd share some photos with you all. Various carbon rims (South Industries, Nextie, Stans) on DT Swiss 240S & 350 hubs, with bladed spokes and brass nipples. All came in between 1290 and 1390g per set. What a lucky bugger I am that other people trust me to build their awesome wheels Edited August 16, 2022 by nick_the_wheelbuilder Chadvdw67, johnson, Jackie Thamsanqa Maholwana and 16 others 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieV Posted August 17, 2022 Share 20 hours ago, nick_the_wheelbuilder said: I've been asked to build some stunner wheel sets lately, so I thought I'd share some photos with you all. Various carbon rims (South Industries, Nextie, Stans) on DT Swiss 240S & 350 hubs, with bladed spokes and brass nipples. All came in between 1290 and 1390g per set. What a lucky bugger I am that other people trust me to build their awesome wheels Hi Nick, these are awesome. Do you have a local supplier for your spokes? or do you have to import all your spokes. I used to get from a company in Somerset West but they have closed down? I'll be sh!t scared of pulling a nipple through a carbon rim that doesn't belong to me .... what is the max tension you do on the spokes when you do carbon rims? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted August 17, 2022 Share 37 minutes ago, EddieV said: Hi Nick, these are awesome. Do you have a local supplier for your spokes? or do you have to import all your spokes. I used to get from a company in Somerset West but they have closed down? I'll be sh!t scared of pulling a nipple through a carbon rim that doesn't belong to me .... what is the max tension you do on the spokes when you do carbon rims? I get most of my spokes locally from the Pillar and DT Swiss importers. Carbon rims are no different to build compared to alloy. I'd even say they're probably less prone to damage during building than alloy. EddieV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted December 13, 2022 Share Public service announcement (A rant based on some wheels that came in to the workshop yesterday) If you bought some MTB wheels from a big brand name shop which use Hope hubs and Stan's new Arch, Crest or Flow Mk4 rims, make sure they built the wheels with the offset rims the right way around. The wheels that came in yesterday had the rear rim on the wrong way around. The "long" side of the rim needs to be on the cassette side. If not, you're not getting the benefit of the offset spoke bed, designed to achieve more even spoke tensions between drive and non-drive side. Also, have a look inside the rim through the spoke holes. The spokes should NOT stick up through the tops of the nipples. (something else I noticed on these wheels - spokes used were at least 2mm too long) At the end of the day, you get what you pay for. Wheels built with the same hubs and rims, are NOT always equivalent. Ok, rant off. ChrisF, DieselnDust, Jewbacca and 7 others 5 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted December 13, 2022 Share 2 minutes ago, nick_the_wheelbuilder said: Public service announcement (A rant based on some wheels that came in to the workshop yesterday) If you bought some MTB wheels from a big brand name shop which use Hope hubs and Stan's new Arch, Crest or Flow Mk4 rims, make sure they built the wheels with the offset rims the right way around. The wheels that came in yesterday had the rear rim on the wrong way around. The "long" side of the rim needs to be on the cassette side. If not, you're not getting the benefit of the offset spoke bed, designed to achieve more even spoke tensions between drive and non-drive side. Also, have a look inside the rim through the spoke holes. The spokes should NOT stick up through the tops of the nipples. (something else I noticed on these wheels - spokes used were at least 2mm too long) At the end of the day, you get what you pay for. Wheels built with the same hubs and rims, are NOT always equivalent. Ok, rant off. Clearly there are wheel builders AND "wheel builders" .... 🤪😁 DieselnDust and ChrisF 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted December 13, 2022 Share 12 minutes ago, nick_the_wheelbuilder said: Public service announcement (A rant based on some wheels that came in to the workshop yesterday) If you bought some MTB wheels from a big brand name shop which use Hope hubs and Stan's new Arch, Crest or Flow Mk4 rims, make sure they built the wheels with the offset rims the right way around. The wheels that came in yesterday had the rear rim on the wrong way around. The "long" side of the rim needs to be on the cassette side. If not, you're not getting the benefit of the offset spoke bed, designed to achieve more even spoke tensions between drive and non-drive side. Also, have a look inside the rim through the spoke holes. The spokes should NOT stick up through the tops of the nipples. (something else I noticed on these wheels - spokes used were at least 2mm too long) At the end of the day, you get what you pay for. Wheels built with the same hubs and rims, are NOT always equivalent. Ok, rant off. Assuming it's the same place that sold the Hope / MK3 wheelsets built with straight gauge spokes that all pulled through the rims. You 100% get what you pay for. DieselnDust, TheoG and M L 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted December 13, 2022 Share Chain Weaction Cycles ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted December 14, 2022 Share 22 hours ago, nick_the_wheelbuilder said: Public service announcement (A rant based on some wheels that came in to the workshop yesterday) If you bought some MTB wheels from a big brand name shop which use Hope hubs and Stan's new Arch, Crest or Flow Mk4 rims, make sure they built the wheels with the offset rims the right way around. The wheels that came in yesterday had the rear rim on the wrong way around. The "long" side of the rim needs to be on the cassette side. If not, you're not getting the benefit of the offset spoke bed, designed to achieve more even spoke tensions between drive and non-drive side. Also, have a look inside the rim through the spoke holes. The spokes should NOT stick up through the tops of the nipples. (something else I noticed on these wheels - spokes used were at least 2mm too long) At the end of the day, you get what you pay for. Wheels built with the same hubs and rims, are NOT always equivalent. Ok, rant off. Amen brother Nick, may the Spoke be with you ChrisF and LBKloppers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ians H2Sport Posted December 14, 2022 Share On 8/16/2022 at 5:36 PM, nick_the_wheelbuilder said: I've been asked to build some stunner wheel sets lately, so I thought I'd share some photos with you all. Various carbon rims (South Industries, Nextie, Stans) on DT Swiss 240S & 350 hubs, with bladed spokes and brass nipples. All came in between 1290 and 1390g per set. What a lucky bugger I am that other people trust me to build their awesome wheels So I went for the Nextie rims on DT240's. Sadly not for my bike, the lightie gets the nod this time. Cant wait for them to arrive!! LBKloppers and nick_the_wheelbuilder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted December 14, 2022 Share On 12/13/2022 at 9:39 AM, TheoG said: Clearly there are wheel builders AND "wheel builders" .... 🤪😁 Correct, and then you get wheelbuilders that fix other wheelbuilders mistakes. TheoG and Milosh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted December 14, 2022 Share 4 hours ago, Wyatt Earp said: Correct, and then you get wheelbuilders that fix other wheelbuilders mistakes. Only when the mistakes are picked up in time ....🙈 A friend has the hoops noted as good quality earlier in this thread .... heard "pinging" while riding behind him. Checked the spokes mid ride ... nothing obviously wrong or loose ... Next ride, some more pinging .... then he spots cracks in the hoops at at least 6 spokes 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted December 14, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, ChrisF said: Only when the mistakes are picked up in time ....🙈 A friend has the hoops noted as good quality earlier in this thread .... heard "pinging" while riding behind him. Checked the spokes mid ride ... nothing obviously wrong or loose ... Next ride, some more pinging .... then he spots cracks in the hoops at at least 6 spokes 😬 Most bad wheel builds only manifest themselves after a long period like a year of regular riding. Many can lace and build a good looking wheel. Building a lasting wheel is a whole different animal. Edited December 14, 2022 by Wyatt Earp ChrisF, LBKloppers, M L and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted December 16, 2022 Share On 12/13/2022 at 1:07 PM, splat said: Chain Weaction Cycles ? Nope. A local outfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted December 16, 2022 Share On 12/14/2022 at 5:33 PM, ChrisF said: Only when the mistakes are picked up in time ....🙈 A friend has the hoops noted as good quality earlier in this thread .... heard "pinging" while riding behind him. Checked the spokes mid ride ... nothing obviously wrong or loose ... Next ride, some more pinging .... then he spots cracks in the hoops at at least 6 spokes 😬 All Stans Mk3 rims have either cracked at the spoke holes, or will crack at the spoke holes - this is a design, engineering and / or materials issue. If you over-tension the spokes you should get bulging at the spoke holes, not cracking. Specifically the Stan's Mk4 rims have specifically addressed this issue and to my knowledge not a single Mk4 rim has cracked at the spoke holes since their launch over a year ago. TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted December 16, 2022 Share On 12/14/2022 at 7:22 PM, Wyatt Earp said: Most bad wheel builds only manifest themselves after a long period like a year of regular riding. Many can lace and build a good looking wheel. Building a lasting wheel is a whole different animal. Indeed that's one of my guiding principles: You shouldn't have to babysit your wheels. They should be fit for purpose and last years before needing any attention or repairs (spoke tensions, rim truing) Look after your hubs with fresh bearings every few thousand km and they'll look after you. ChrisF, DJR, TheoG and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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